Will you push me, Mama?
I thought about how swings go up and down and up and down and how Ashlynn smiles and giggles through it all. I thought about how swings are a lot like life in that way.
0906, 2019
1503, 2019
How do you say I love you?
There was a time I prayed for Ashlynn to tell me she loved me. Having apraxia and a language disorder made that tough. Even when she could repeat “I love you” when given a model, that didn’t mean she could volitionally pull it out and say it spontaneously. That took more years and work in therapy.
1301, 2019
Did I cause her apraxia?
It was there, I would finally know why Ashlynn had apraxia, dyspraxia, hyptonia, ADHD, dysarthria, SPD, CP, and learning disabilities. The answer was housed in a small set of letter and number combinations called:
BCL11A
0601, 2019
When inclusion works: my hope for the rest of 3rd grade
This is how inclusion is supposed to look. Every human whether they have differences or not all want the same thing. They want to feel useful, included, and loved. Her smile says it all.
2812, 2018
Top Ten SLP Mommy of Apraxia Posts for 2018
Hi readers! I haven’t been as active on the blog as usual because my goal for 2018 was to write a book and I’m happy to say I completed that goal! My goal of 2019 is for it to be published, so we will see! In the meantime, I did manage to get some blogging done and here are my top 10 posts for 2018! Thank you so much for
1411, 2018
Disabilities, extraordinary abilities, and lessons in neurodiversity
Neurodiversity and learning disability were never in my vocabulary before I had my daughter. I had never been exposed to learning disabilities of any kind really, and I had no idea the extraordinary gifts those who are neurodiverse had to offer this world. No, when I was in second grade, I was in my egocentric world and our teacher had us write “a book.” It was a short story and